MacKinnon kept up his torrid scoring with two goals and an assist, Semyon Varlamov was sharp in making 37 saves and the Colorado Avalanche extended Detroit’s skid to 10 straight games by beating the Red Wings 5-1 on Sunday. Gabriel Landeskog, Blake Comeau and Tyson Barrie also scored to help the Avalanche remain in playoff position with 10 games remaining. “We’re so far back, but every time we put on the Red Wings logo, you go out and play the hardest you can,” captain Henrik Zetterberg said. An injury-riddled Colorado team received a big boost with defenceman Erik Johnson and forward Vladislav Kamenev returning to the ice Sunday. … Red Wings goaltender Jared Coreau made 26 stops.

Source: National Post March 18, 2018 21:53 UTC